Constituent Assembly member Manal al-Tiby resigned on Monday to protest what she described as “the dominance of political Islam over the assembly.”
With Egypt turning into a Sunni Iran, we’re probably only a few years away from people like Fawzy being targeted with international murde
International envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi presented a pessimistic forecast for Syria
Supporters of jailed Coptic Christian Alber Saber accused the Egyptian government of pursuing a double standard
Should the principles of free speech apply when it comes to insulting Islam?
Canada does not appreciate the threat, symbolic or otherwise, of prosecution and death against its people.
Michael Armanious reveals the hypocrisy behind the riots that took place in Cairo on Sept. 11
An Egyptian court on Monday upheld the death sentences awarded to 14 Islamist militants
The fate of the People's Assembly – the lower house of Egypt's parliament – appeared to have been laid to rest on Saturday when the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) ruled in favour of an earlier decision by the High Constitutional Court (HCC) to dissolve the Islamist-led assembly. While a majority of Islamist figures have vowed to contest the decision, liberal and leftist forces hailed the move.
On Sunday, with no precedent in Norwegian history, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg appointed Hadia Tajik, a 29-year-old Muslim woman, as minister of culture, making Tajik the youngest minister in the Norwegian Cabinet and the first ever Muslim in the Norwegian government.
Egypt’s president and other Muslim leaders should demand the U.N. criminalise contempt of religion
An Islamist militant group based in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula has claimed responsibility for a cross-border attack
The leader of Southern California's Coptic Orthodox Church canceled a trip to Egypt amid concerns he might be detained
Source close to Hamas says Mashaal told Gaza group in a meeting of senior officials in Cairo that he has no desire to remain its chief
The Muslim Brotherhood is a radical Islamist organization that has successfully penetrated both political parties
Muslims angered by cartoons mocking the Prophet Mohammad should follow his example of enduring insults without retaliating
The Brotherhood’s calls last week for demonstrations against an anti-Islam YouTube video drew an unhappy phone call from President Obama
I want to protest against the protesters
Is a scrap of papyrus suggesting that Jesus had a wife authentic?
"My whole life has been turned upside down in every aspect," she added. "My family has been threatened."
Elections for the Coptic Orthodox Church’s 118th pope are under way at a time in which the role of the papacy is in turmoil. Some Copts have balked against the church as their political representative and for what many see as passive support for the former regime. Others contest the church’s control of their personal life, particularly in matters of divorce and remarriage.
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